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JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
卷 106, 期 3, 页码 485-491出版社
JAPANESE PHARMACOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.FP0071986
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orexin; hypocretin; acetylcholine; nonselective cation channel; muscarinic receptor
The cholinergic system plays an important role in regulation of arousal and REM sleep. In the present study, we showed that a muscarinic receptor agonist, carbachol (CCh), activates almost 20% of orexin-producing neurons (orexin neurons), which play a critical role in maintenance of arousal. We also found that a very small population of orexin neurons (1%) was inhibited by CCh. Muscarinic receptor antagonists inhibited the CCh-induced activation of orexin neurons in a dose-dependent manner. The M-3-selective muscarinic receptor antagonist 4-diphenylacetoxy-N-methyl-piperidine methiodide (4-DAMP) affected the response at a significantly lower concentration compared with the M-1-selective muscarinic antagonist pirenzepine. IC50 of 4-DAMP and pirenzepine was 0.30 +/- 0.15 and 59.9 +/- 18.6 nM, respectively. The CCh-induced inward current was attenuated by the nonselective cation channel blocker SKF96365. These results indicate that CCh activates 20% of orexin neurons through the M-3 muscarinic receptor and subsequent activation of nonselective cation channels.
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